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http://rov.livejournal.com/154551.html
I forgot that tonight was "casino night"/law school prom. I received this rather charming email from the Student Bar Association:
Just a friendly reminder to bring your ID to Casino Night tonight because
the police will be checking. Look forward to see everyone there!!
I'm honestly not sure whether or not this is a joke. Will there, in fact, be police officers there carding la
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Published by :rov 2007-02-25 01:40:52.0
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http://rov.livejournal.com/154326.html
Given my resume, the small to mid size firms and government agencies I'm interviewing with naturally assume that it would be a trivial matter for me to obtain biglaw employment. I do everything I can to not inform them of the truth.
Today's example was fun. I was thrown off script, because the question was asked in a somewhat unusual way.
Interviewer: So, have you already committed to an employ
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Published by :rov 2007-02-16 18:48:10.0
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http://rov.livejournal.com/153787.html
The Lionness and Ruth have been discussing law school prom lately. I know there's 1Ls who read this space, so I'm going to do you a favor and tell you this: Don't. Go. Seriously. I was told how great it was last year, and went because others advised me to. I have since found those people and murdered them.
Let's break it down:
-- The alleged "open bar": This is, quite frankl
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Published by :rov 2007-02-07 16:48:31.0
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http://rov.livejournal.com/153408.html
I finally swallowed my pride, and sent a mass email to everybody on Law Review asking for any connections that will yield a job that doesn't involve wearing a paper hat. A couple of leads, but nothing definitive.
I have a couple of hours between classes, and spring OCI results are in, so it's time to update my counter. Since 1/1/07, I've had:
Rejections: 15
Non-rejections: 3
Upcoming j
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Published by :rov 2007-02-06 20:16:46.0
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http://rov.livejournal.com/153189.html
Dear potential employers,
During the brief interim between the false hope raised by a seemingly good interview and the inevitable rejection letter, I'm in a care-free, even charitable mood. As a result, I offer you this free advice: Don't send somebody who looks just like Stephen Colbert. If you *must* do so, make him leave his Colbert-esque glasses at the office.
Sincerely,
Rov
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Published by :rov 2007-02-02 18:06:16.0
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http://rov.livejournal.com/152840.html
One of my pet annoyances is when phrases become disassociated from their actual meaning, and become ‘code’ for something else.
African American is a great example. Let’s imagine two people: A white kid who was born in Chad and later naturalized into the United States, and a black guy born in Canada whose parents hail from the Dominican Republic. In popular usage, the black guy is an “African American” and
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Published by :rov 2007-01-31 22:11:13.0
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http://rov.livejournal.com/152774.html
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2007/01/26/slow-typist-sues-his-law-school/
Seriously, what a dumbass. I'm glad I didn't go to Michigan: I'd be freezing my ass off, and I would have had to deal with this putz.
One of my secret powers is that I can type 125 WPM, 150-ish on a good day. Sadly, this is almost a compl
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Published by :rov 2007-01-29 21:02:27.0
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http://rov.livejournal.com/152492.html
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=state&id=4969610
(1/25/07 - STEPHENVILLE, TX) - The president of the Tarleton State University chapter of the NAACP said Wednesday that he and other students are upset about a Martin Luther King Day party where students ate fried chicken, drank malt liquor and dressed in faux gang ap
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Published by :rov 2007-01-25 14:24:52.0
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http://rov.livejournal.com/152117.html
I've been talking to some of my friends on various journals, and I'm a bit flummoxed. All the journals (that I know of) have a note requirement: We have to churn out twenty or so pages of 'original' legal scholarship, and we have the chance to be published.
I can certainly understand the motivations of somebody who wants to be published. People like to talk more than they like to listen, so the average pe
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Published by :rov 2007-01-24 04:18:20.0
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http://rov.livejournal.com/151956.html
The powers that be at the career services office held an interview tips session today: Two law partners spent ninety minutes giving 'honest' advice, including such helpful tidbits as not mentioning children in any context (whether you want them or not) and what things are okay to lie about.
One of their big points was that it's important to have a geographic connection to the area where you want to practic
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Published by :rov 2007-01-24 00:21:14.0
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